Jeffrey has appeared in just six games this season while coming back from knee surgery last season. He did not record a point in those games, the last one being November 3 at San Jose.

Despres, 20, suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of Tuesday's home game against Ottawa. He had been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton hours before the contest as a replacement for Paul Martin, who sat out with an illness.